User manual SONY PCG-F490

[. . . ] Operation Guide NW-S202F / S203F / S205F / S202 ©2006 Sony Corporation 2-699-315-12 (3) Table of Contents Menu Index About the Manuals Included with the player are the Quick Start Guide and this PDF-format Operation Guide. Additionally, after installing SonicStage software from the supplied CD-ROM, you can refer to the Help within SonicStage. ­ The Quick Start Guide explains set up and the basic operations, enabling you to import songs to a computer, to transfer them to the player, and to play them back. ­ This Operation Guide explains standard and advanced features, enabling you to make full use of the player and troubleshoot problems. [. . . ] ATRAC3 can compress audio files to about 1/10 the size of standard CD audio songs. ATRAC3plus, a more advanced version of ATRAC3, can compress audio files to about 1/20 the size of standard CD audio songs. AAC: AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is a common audio compression technology developed by the MPEG working group of the ISO (International Organization for Standardization). The AAC format produces the same sound quality as that of the MP3 format, with a smaller file size. What is bit rate?Bit rate refers to the amount of data used to store each second of audio. Generally, higher bit rates provide better sound quality, but require more storage space for the same length of audio. What is the relationship between bit rate, sound quality, and storage size?Generally, higher bit rates provide better sound quality, but require more storage space for the same length of audio, so you can store fewer songs on the player. Lower bit rates enable you to store more songs, but at a lower sound quality. For details on supported audio formats and bite rate, see page 90. Note If you import a song from a CD to SonicStage at a low bit rate, you cannot improve the song's sound quality by selecting a high bit rate when transferring the song from SonicStage to the player. Advanced Features Playing Songs Without Pauses If you import songs to SonicStage in ATRAC format and transfer them to the player, you can play them on the player continuously, without pauses between the songs. For example, an album that includes a long recording of a live performance with no pauses between songs can be played continuously without pauses after the songs are imported to SonicStage in ATRAC format and then transferred to the player. Note Table of Contents Menu Index For songs to be played without pauses, you must import all the songs on a single album without pauses at one time to the SonicStage software in the same ATRAC format. Advanced Features How is Song Information Imported to the Player? When you import CD songs into SonicStage, SonicStage automatically retrieves information about the songs (such as album title, artist name, and song name) from a CD database service (CDDB, the Gracenote CD DataBase) on the Internet at no charge. When songs are transferred to the player, this song information is transferred along with the songs. Having this information attached to your songs makes possible various advanced searching features of the player. Note Table of Contents Menu Index Song information of some CDs may not be able to retrieved from the Internet. For songs that are not in the Internet database, you can manually enter and edit song information in SonicStage. For details on editing song information, refer to SonicStage Help. Advanced Features Storing Data Other Than Audio Files You can store computer data into the built-in flash memory of the player by transferring it from your computer with Windows Explorer. If the player is connected to the computer, the built-in flash memory appears in Windows Explorer as a removable storage drive. Notes Table of Contents Menu Do not use SonicStage while using Windows Explorer to interact with the built-in flash memory of the player. Always use SonicStage to transfer audio files that you want to play to the player. Audio files transferred with Windows Explorer cannot be played by the player. Do not disconnect the supplied USB cable while transferring data between a computer and the player because the data being transferred could be damaged. Do not format the built-in flash memory using Windows Explorer. If you format the built-in flash memory, format it using the "Format" menu of the player ( page 50). Index Advanced Features Upgrading the Player's Firmware You can update the player's firmware, ensuring you to add new features for the player by installing the latest player's firmware to the player. For details about the latest firmware information and how to install it, visit the following web site: Table of Contents Menu Index For customers in the USA: http://www. sony. com/walkmansupport For customers in Canada: http://www. sony. ca/ElectronicsSupport/ For customers in Europe: http://www. support-nwwalkman. com For customers in Latin America: http://www. sony-latin. com/pa/info/ For customers in other countries/regions: http://www. css. ap. sony. com For customers who purchased the overseas models: http://www. sony. co. jp/overseas/support/ Download the update program to your computer from the web site. [. . . ] 25 Set Target . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Set the current time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 SETTINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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